Bird odour predicts reproductive success
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: chemical communication, dark-eyed junco, honest signal, junco hyemalis, mate assessment, mate choice, preen oil, sexual signalling, uropygial gland
2013
Individual variation in testosterone and parental care in a female songbird; The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: dark-eyed junco (junco hyemalis), endogenous steroids, gonadotropin releasing hormone (gnrh), life history tradeoffs, maternal care, testosterone, yolk hormones
2013
Robust behavioral effects of song playback in the absence of testosterone or corticosterone release
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, androgen responsiveness, challenge hypothesis, corticosterone, hpa, hpg, low-amplitude song, playback, simulated territorial intrusion, testosterone
2012
A cage without a view increases stress and impairs cognitive performance in rats
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, rats, spatial cognition, stress, thigmotaxis, visual isolation
2010